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| Knife attacker kills three after smoke bombing Taiwan metro |
| 2025-12-20 |
| [BBC] At least three people have been killed and nine others injured as a knife-wielding attacker went on a rampage in the Taiwanese capital Taipei. The 27-year-old suspect set off smoke bombs at Taipei's main metro station, before running to another station in a busy shopping district, stabbing people along the way, Taiwanese Premier Cho Jung-tai said. The suspect, named by officials as Taiwanese man Chang Wen, later died after falling from a multi-storey building, Cho added. His motive remains unclear. Attacks of this kind are rare in Taiwan, which has low rates of violent crime. The last time a similar incident struck Taipei was more than a decade ago in 2014. Friday's attack took place at about 17:20 local time (09:20 GMT) during the city's evening rush hour. Videos shared on social media show people fleeing the scene in panic as an individual wearing a baseball cap and black clothing lobs smoke bombs across a busy road. He can then be seen carrying a large knife as he walks past several cars. Cho said the suspect had detonated smoke bombs and Molotov cocktails at Taipei's Main Station, which is connected to a busy underground shopping street. A man reportedly tried to stop the attacker but was struck with a blunt object and later died in hospital. The suspect then fled through an underground shopping centre to the nearby Zhongshan Station, about a 800m walk away. After a detour to his hotel, where he picked up a weapon, he ran back to the street outside Zhongshan Station and set off further smoke bombs. He also stabbed more people. The attacker went into a nearby bookshop and department store, but fell from the building after police surrounded him. He died shortly after in hospital. The suspect had a criminal record and was wanted by the authorities, according to local media reports. The last major incident of this kind, in 2014, saw a man kill four people on an underground train in Taipei, shocking people in Taiwan. The perpetrator of that attack was executed two years later. |
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